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Appointment of developer for Leigham Court Road

The Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Lambeth · compiled

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Opportunity overview

London Borough of Lambeth (LBL) is entering into a development agreement with a special purpose vehicle wholly owned by Pocket Living Limited (Developer) in respect of the Leigham Court Road development. The Developer will carry out construction of a residential housing scheme (to include affordable homes for LBL to acquire) to be determined through the planning and development process. LBL is using the negotiated procedure without prior publication due to the Developer’s exclusive rights of land ownership on the site to be developed. There is no reasonable alternative site or developer which exists in respect of the land to be developed. For further information, please see the "Description of the Procurement" section of this notice.

Awarded to

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Pocket Living

Match pending…
Contract value
£60m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
23 Jun 2025
Award ID
035083-2025-1
Status
active
Location
London, UKI32, WC2E 7HA, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV45000000 — Construction work
  • CPV45111000 — Demolition, site preparation and clearance work
  • CPV45111291 — Site-development work
  • CPV45210000 — Building construction work
  • CPV45211340 — Multi-dwelling buildings construction work
  • CPV45211350 — Multi-functional buildings construction work
  • CPV45211360 — Urban development construction work
  • CPV45220000 — Engineering works and construction works
  • CPV45233260 — Pedestrian ways construction work
  • CPV45330000 — Plumbing and sanitary works
  • CPV70000000 — Real estate services
  • CPV70110000 — Development services of real estate
  • CPV70112000 — Development of non-residential real estate
  • CPV70123100 — Sale of residential real estate
  • CPV71247000 — Supervision of building work
  • CPV71315200 — Building consultancy services
  • CPV71530000 — Construction consultancy services
  • CPV71540000 — Construction management services
  • CPV71541000 — Construction project management services

Lots

  • LBL intends to develop the Leigham Court Road site to deliver circa 90 residential units of which 14 (with provision for 15) are to be affordable homes acquired by LBL on terms agreed. The full scope of the project is estimated to have a value of £60,000,000. LBL has identified the Leigham Court Road site as appropriate for a comprehensive development across three parcels of land. The Developer owns approximately one third of the site being developed, has a land option over a further third (approximately) and LBL owns the final approximate one third of the site. The affordable homes to be acquired by LBL are to be constructed in a single block on a part of the site owned by the Developer or as will be acquired under the option they hold. Due to the Developer’s land ownerships, LBL is relying on Regulation 32(2)(b)(iii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015) to contract directly with the Developer. LBL has: 1. analysed whether the Developer is the only landowner that owns rights to land on the Site on which the proposed development is to take place; and 2. analysed whether there are other viable options than the Leigham Court Road site on which the proposed development could take place. This analysis has confirmed that there are no reasonable alternative sites or developers and LBL's contracting with the Developer is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement. Therefore, the circumstances at Regulation 32(2)(b)(iii) PCR 2015 are met and LBL may contract with the Developer without publishing a contract notice and conducting a competitive procurement. LBL is publishing this notice for full transparency in light of the fact that it is contracting with the Developer pursuant to this exemption from the full rigours of the PCR 2015. LBL intends to enter into a development agreement with the Developer in respect of the site. This development agreement will cover the full scale of development of the site.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-05536f
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
works
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
Pocket Living are the only developer capable of meeting the Council’s requirements for a scheme on all three sites. If the Council advertised for bidders to come forward on a scheme on the three sites combined, bidders would require the Council to use its Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) powers in respect of the site owned by Pocket Living and the Synagogue Site (which Pocket Living will have the benefit of an Option Agreement to acquire, prior to the execution of this award). A CPO would likely fail if Pocket Living argued they are able and willing to carry out the development for which CPO powers are being sought.

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
45000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Construction work

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_TECHNICAL
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Entry 2
Id
D_EXTREME_URGENCY
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Description
LBL intends to develop the Leigham Court Road site to deliver circa 90 residential units of which 14 (with provision for 15) are to be affordable homes acquired by LBL on terms agreed. The full scope of the project is estimated to have a value of £60,000,000. LBL has identified the Leigham Court Road site as appropriate for a comprehensive development across three parcels of land. The Developer owns approximately one third of the site being developed, has a land option over a further third (approximately) and LBL owns the final approximate one third of the site. The affordable homes to be acquired by LBL are to be constructed in a single block on a part of the site owned by the Developer or as will be acquired under the option they hold. Due to the Developer’s land ownerships, LBL is relying on Regulation 32(2)(b)(iii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015) to contract directly with the Developer. LBL has: 1. analysed whether the Developer is the only landowner that owns rights to land on the Site on which the proposed development is to take place; and 2. analysed whether there are other viable options than the Leigham Court Road site on which the proposed development could take place. This analysis has confirmed that there are no reasonable alternative sites or developers and LBL's contracting with the Developer is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement. Therefore, the circumstances at Regulation 32(2)(b)(iii) PCR 2015 are met and LBL may contract with the Developer without publishing a contract notice and conducting a competitive procurement. LBL is publishing this notice for full transparency in light of the fact that it is contracting with the Developer pursuant to this exemption from the full rigours of the PCR 2015. LBL intends to enter into a development agreement with the Developer in respect of the site. This development agreement will cover the full scale of development of the site.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
n/a
Type
quality
Description
n/a
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
n/a

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Lambeth

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI45

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
45111291
Scheme
CPV
Description
Site-development work
Entry 2
Id
45211340
Scheme
CPV
Description
Multi-dwelling buildings construction work
Entry 3
Id
45111000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Demolition, site preparation and clearance work
Entry 4
Id
45210000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Building construction work
Entry 5
Id
45211350
Scheme
CPV
Description
Multi-functional buildings construction work
Entry 6
Id
45233260
Scheme
CPV
Description
Pedestrian ways construction work
Entry 7
Id
45330000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Plumbing and sanitary works
Entry 8
Id
45211360
Scheme
CPV
Description
Urban development construction work
Entry 9
Id
45220000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Engineering works and construction works
Entry 10
Id
70000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Real estate services
Entry 11
Id
70110000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Development services of real estate
Entry 12
Id
70112000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Development of non-residential real estate
Entry 13
Id
70123100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Sale of residential real estate
Entry 14
Id
71247000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Supervision of building work
Entry 15
Id
71315200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Building consultancy services
Entry 16
Id
71530000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Construction consultancy services
Entry 17
Id
71540000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Construction management services
Entry 18
Id
71541000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Construction project management services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-152489
Name
The Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Lambeth

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI45
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW2 1RW
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Town Hall, Brixton Hill

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Id
n/a
Legal Name
The Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Lambeth

Contact

Name
Valentine Onwuchekwa
Telephone
+44 7727299854
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-152490
Name
Pocket Living

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKI32
Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2E 7HA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Tower House, 10 Southampton Street, London WC2E 7HA

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Pocket Living
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-152491
Name
London - High Court Technology and Construction Court

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
EC4A 1NL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
London

Identifier

Legal Name
London - High Court Technology and Construction Court

Contact

Telephone
+44 2079477156
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-152492
Name
London Borough of Lambeth

Roles

mediationBody

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
En3 7UE
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Flat 8 quail court, 98 Alma road, En3 7UE

Identifier

Legal Name
London Borough of Lambeth

Contact

Telephone
+44 07922591708
Organisation 5
Id
GB-FTS-63849
Name
London Borough of Lambeth

Roles

reviewContactPoint

Address

Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
London Borough of Lambeth

Contact

Telephone
+44 7727299854

Award information

Award 1
Id
035083-2025-1
Title
Leigham Court Road Development Agreement
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-152490
Name
Pocket Living

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
035083-2025-1
Title
Leigham Court Road Development Agreement
Status
active
Award ID
035083-2025-1
Date Signed
24 Jun 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
60,000,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI45 · SW2 1RW · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKI45

Notice and amendment history

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